. are's watching the station that works for -- you're watching the station that works for you. now, good morning maryland. >> a busy day for state lawmakers. we will tell you what's on agenda and governor prepares for a state of the state address. >> the ravens are front and center this week as they get ready for superbowl xlvii but for some the questions had nothing to do with the game. tweel you how players responded -- we will tell you how the players responded. >> people in charm city can't wait for sunday's big game. we will introduce you to the people who call themselves the ravens' biggest fans on this wednesday january 30th. thanks for being with us. i am charley crowson. >> i am megan pringle. it's wednesday, the mide of the week and yesterday -- middle of the week and yesterday was

outstanding. >> here's lynette charles with a check of what's ahead. >> we look at the big picture and satellite and radar showing thunderstorms moving off towards the east as we go through the rest of today: a line of severe weather up to michigan and louisiana. this is going to be on the march as we go throughout the day. we have the potential for a few isolated storms to get in here this evening. we are dealing with cloud cover we have foggy conditions this morning. so as you go out and about, take it easy on the roadways. temperature wise, once again we are going to be on the mild side. we are in the 50s in stevenville and -- stephenville and millersville. by this afternoon, the temperature coming in at 64 on the high temperature around 68. let's check the abc2 time save he traffic with lauren cook good morning. >> reporter: good morning. we are dealing with fog out there this morning. so it's important for you to use the low beams so you can see more of the road. heading downtown the jfx is

going to be delay free if the -- from the beltway to east fayette street and everything will remay up to speed through the fort mchenry tunnel and harbor tunnel. using 695 the west side at liberty road everything is moving along. you won't have trouble getting down to route 40 or if you are traveling that inner loop up through pikesville. this is what it locks like at parkville. normal drive times just 11 minutes on outer loop from 95 up to 83. that's a look at your abc2 timesaver traffic now over to you. 4:3 32. tax, guns and the death pement penalty when it comes to our -- penalty. when it comes to our state there's a lot that impacts your life. >> sheer ri jupeson is here with a preview. >> reporter: governor o'malley delivers the state of the state address today at noon at maryland statehouse. the governor plans to tell the story of how the state came together over the past few

difficult years. the governor will discuss how the state is number one in education, invasion and regional job recovery. he will discuss what choices we can make to creating jobs and expanding opportunity and strengthening the middle class. happening today also, a news conference to cover upcoming legislation on antihuman tracking a part of the assessforture bill -- forfeiture bill. money would be pud in a fund for trafficking victims. they want to show support for all dog owners including pit bull type dogs many of them disappointed when the court of appeals decision in 2012 that said pit bulls are inherently dangerous. there will be a public hearing on the pit bull compromise bill this afternoon at 2:30. you can catch the governor's state of the state address

streamed live at abc2news.com starting at noon. sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >> thank you. heading down to new orleans, the ravens get down to business today. they will hold the first superbowl practice at tulane university baseball stadium which has been retrofitted for football. but will they be distracted by the news surrounding ray lieu this coming out of -- lewis this come out of media da. sports illustrated reports he reached out to a company to get an exextract that contains a substance banned by the nfl. he says there should be no questions whether or not he is clean. >> i been in the business 17 years and nobody has ever got up with me every morning and trained with me every test i've taken in the nfl three never been a question if i even thought about using anything -- there's never been a question if i even thought about using

anything. >> he called it stupidity and the coach reiterated the fact that he never failed a drug test. of -- everyone is pumped for superbowl 47 but one family may be more excited than others. [ music ] ♪ >> if this looks familiar we showed you this video monday on good morning maryland. three young girls and their dad showing off the purple pride. we caught up with the family to find out what inspired them to make this parody to the song fighter by gym class heros -- did fighter by gym class heros. the father says he saw other parodies and it took a hour to write the lyrics and says all three daughters wanted to take part in the song. >> we practiced it a put it

together and cut the parts up and went downstairs and videotaped it. >> mommy is always behind the camera in fg. everything. >> mom says she is the biggest ravens fan and they posted the video on youtube with the lyrics and that is close to 30,000 views. [ music ] ♪ >> better late than never for sure. he looks good i think. it's been weeks since the ravens beat the broncos but here he is the mayor of denver making good on the bet. mayor michael hancock promised mayor stephanie rawlings-blake whoa do the ray lewis dance if the ravens won the divisional playoff game and there he is. >> no wonder this guy threw his back out. >> i know. but you know if you are going to make someone wait that long it better be good. >> getting it done. looking at other top stories this morning, on a serious note, the phylicia barnes

murder trial continues. yesterday, jurors saw pictures of the 16-year-old's body as she was found in april. they heard testimony from a number of law enforcement officers detailing a lengthy investigation. prosecutors also called some of michael johnson's family members to the stand. michael johnson is accused of murdering the teen while she was in baltimore visiting family for the holidays. thean arundel county council will hold a emergency session. lawmakers will introduce a bill to have john leopold removed from office. the move comes after a judge handed down a guilty verdict in his trial. yesterday, the judge found the anne arundel county executive guilt every misconduct for using his security details for personal and political purpose. state law requires he be suspended upon this guilty verdict. county council will vote on his future next week. no word on whether or not he will be sentenced. a sold year who lost all four limbs at a roadside bomb

in iraq is thanking doctors for the gifts of hands and arms. >> they performed a double artransplant. this is so rare it took place here in baltimore and it was the most complicated and extensive performed in the u.s. doctors say it could take a number of years before brendan marrocco could fully use the arms e says he is looking forward to restoring a sense of normalcy. >> it feels amazing. it's something that i was waiting for for a long time. and now that it happened, i -- i don't know what to say because it's such a big thing for my life, and it's just fantastic. >> his procedure took 16 surgeons 13 hours. he says the first words he uttered to doctors after work up from surgery was i love you.

4:38. lynette charles joins with us a check of the forecast. you know, we have had fun with it the past several days with the cold and warmup and the snow and ice, nothing too dangerous. that could be changing today. >> all right. so lynette what's happening now. >> right now, we are looking pretty good. you can see maryland's most powerful radar is dry. looking at the green boxes here, these are flood watches and warnings as we go through the rest of the day. now i pull out because this is where the weather is happening now. you can see the line of showers and thunderstorms over some red. these are tornado watches and warnings across the middle section of the country and this is sliding off towards the east going throughout the day. we have had reports and tweets about damage in tennessee and we will have video from mississippi later. but all in all, it's going to be a treacherous day across the middle part of the nation. as it gets closer to us, we have the chance for some isolated showers and thunderstorms in the forecast as well. i will talk about that coming up but right now let's go back to megan and charley. >> back to court for the teen accused shooting a gun at perry

hall high school. >> coming up, what the judge might decide today in the case against robert gladden as the trial moves forward. >> people in newtown connecticut are trying to -- finding ways to move on. the steps they are taking to stop gun violence. >> what are the kids playing? the light and fluffy effects of high wind whipping up in the seas near australia. people. >> reporter: everything is up to speed on 97 at benfield boulevard. i will let you know what it looks like on 95 and 83 coming up on good morning maryland.

thanks for joining us on this wednesday. he is accused of opening fire at perry hall high school on the first day of classes and today the suspects will be back in court. 15-year-old robert gladden junior is expected to appear before a judge this morning. the hearing will determine whether his case will be heard in criminal court on juvenile

court. he is charged with multiple counts of attempted murder first degree assault reckless endangerment and gun violations. daniel borowy returned to school a few weeks ago. he was sear rousely hurt -- seriously hur in the shooting. today, people in the connecticut are developing for a public hearing voicing their opinions to lawmakers looking to prevent similar tragedies. the meet will go focus on guns and school safety and mental health. that sandy hook school shooting had districts looking at ways to better protect their students. and a school in northwest illinois is taking action so students are prepared. administrators are using the sound of gunfire during drills to teach children what to do in case of an emergency. the drill has mixed reactions this morning from parents and some say it's good idea and others don't think it's necessary. school officials in our

area are taking steps to make sure your children are safe. yesterday baltimore county unveiled a plan to step up security right now every middle and high school in the county has a school resource officer. but elementary schools don't. for those schools, the county wants to add more security cameras that will stream live into police cars and the precinct and the county police headquarters. they will be a new controlled entry system installed on every i do. door. county has to get approval for more than 4 million dollars price tag for the project. you have to look at this. bad weather conditions created this scene in australia. howling winds and heavy rains churred up the sea near the coast coast causing sea foam to wash up on the beaches. it's created by impurities churned up together by powerful currents which causes the water to form bubbles. it looks fun but then you hear impurities and i don't know. >> a little gross. >> yeah. >> i will stand back and watch and look at that. that's not too good. let's talk about what's not to good for us at home. we have the potential for

severe weather. as we look back off towards the west, we see a long line of strong thunderstorms moving across the area. and this is moving towards us as we go through the rest of today. but right now, the only thing we are dealing with is patchy fog once again like yesterday. we have lots of clouds around and temperatures are on the mild side. but what we have in place is that mild air ahead of that cold front. behind that cold front, we have colder air mixing in and we are going to see the potential for some severe weather. we are talking about damaging winds as we go through the evening time frame. and also maybe even hail with this, small hail. we will see how it unfolds but we will be all over it on top of it and also this is a great time to get our storm shield app to follow along with the storm system as we go throughout the day. now temperatures this morning are mild. look at 57 degrees right now in mount airy. 50 in manchester. pylesville at 45 and 47 right now in baltimore. temperatures are well above our

high temperatures for this time of the year. yesterday, we came in at 66 degrees. today, i am forecasting a high around 68, 69 degrees. so, let's look at abc2's most accurate forecast. future trend shows what will happen. this is the line of thunderstorms that is going to move in and we can see maybe around 9:00 or 10, but the heaviest rain will push in as we go into 11, midnight overnight into tomorrow. so, it locks like we could escape the commute being a little on the wet side coming home today. but on the tail end of the commute tomorrow, we could be seeing some more rain across the area. look what happens on the backside of the system. yes, we are talking about very cold air once again. so snow is in the forecast. i am going to put that in there as we go into friday, thursday night, friday morning. by today, 68 degrees. mild and breezy and those showers will be possible as we go into the afternoon. but the thunderstorms more likely as we go into the evening. that temperature coming in at 43 and by tomorrow we will and the 45 colder and breezy. let's check the abc2 timesaver

traffic with lauren cook good morning. >> reporter: good morning. we are dealing with quite a bit of fog so you will want to use the low beams to combat all that. if you are heading out on 95, there are no delays from white marsh to downtown baltimore. 695 going to be in great shape from parkville to towson and as we look live at the west side of the beltway here at baltimore national pike, no problems whatsoever getting up to 795. and outer loop nice and clearfrom liberty road to route 40. in hunt valley, sferg moving along -- everything is moving along here. and this will remain the case as you get on the jfx and head into the city. that's a look at your abc2 timesaver traffic. megan and charley over to you. before you pack your kids in the car, be sure that the seats are properly installed. >> coming up, where you can go to make sure your child's car seat is properly checked. >> and it will be a home run for some students graduating from one local college.

[audio not understandable] >> also the inspiring story of two friends coming together to make sunday's big game even more special. that story when good morning maryland continues on this monday, january 30th.

[ to top stories make headlines around the world on this wednesday. the fire that claimed more than 230 limes lives at nightclub may have been caused by inexpensive flares. officers now say the flares used by the band for the pyro tech knit display were meant for outdoor use only. they cost a dollar -- 1in to 25 each and indoor flares would cost 35 dollars.in addition to the outdoor flares the ceiling was covered with insulating foam made of combustible material. fire extinguisher malfunctioned. and the president of the country had this to say. >> the pain which i witnessed is inscribable. i speak of that pain to remind

us all about our responsibility, the executive branch with our population in the face of this tragedy, we must make a commitment to ensure it will never happen again. >> this morning we are seeing the damage inside the club for the first time. this massive fire killed 234 people. more are still in the hospital, though. dozens are in critical condition injured from the fire. well it's official john kerry will be the 68th secretary of state and could be sworn in as soon as today. the senator from massachusetts and 2004 democratic presidential nominee was confirmed by the colleagues yesterday. the vote was 94-3. kerry's confirmation makes him the first new member of the president's second term cabinet. in june, there will be a special election in massachusetts to fill john kerry's outgoing senate seats. five things to know before you go. you can have your child safety seat checked for free this

afternoon. maryland kids safety seats is offering a free car seat inspection from 2 to 5. it will be on the campus of thean arundel community college at arnold. no appointment is necessary. february is heart disease awareness month and today the mayor will join force was the baltimore city health department to kick off the american heart month awareness campaign. they will join members of the st. agnes hospitals to discuss planned events to raise awareness of the risk of developing heart disease. it's a big day for research in motion. they have a plan to unveil the blackberry 10. they promise a speedier device and susperb typing experience and ability to keep work and personal ids separate on the same phone. train service between new jersey and world trade senter will resume this morningch the service has been for those who have been suspended since super storm sandy struck in october. orioles legend cal ripken junior will deliver the sprng address for students a

university maryland college park. spring address for students at the university of maryland college park. we have heard about ray lewis' last ride. we have got the superbowl first, two brothers competing againstone another. >> but there's another story about two men who made it to a difficult bath to make it to the -- paths to make it to the game. they will live their dream in front of millions of people. >> reporter: for the talk of the two brothers coaching on opposite sides on superbowl sunday, there's another incredible story on the gridiron. two of their best players who aren't brothers by birth but brothers in life. >> big mike why are you going to the gym? >> because it's warm. >> reporter: michael o her is the story made -- oh-er is the story made famous. the subject of a broken home who found football thanks to

the kindness of strangers. >> i never had one before. >> want a room to yourself. >> a bed. >> reporter: today he is an offensive tackle for baltimore. >> she was the first one that told me she loved me. i mean i never heard that before. >> reporter: patrick willis washis teammate at ole miss and traveled the same road to the sunday's game. >> this is where the game of football all started for me. like i couldn't afford to play peewee football. i didn't get running water until i was 8 years old. >> reporter: the 28-year-old linebacker for the 49ers is considered one of the best in the business today. he escaped an abusive father in rural tennessee who beat him with pots and pans. both oher and will wries cared for or adopted by white families who had to explain themselves to the neighbors. >> yeah we can help him and everybody was like, you don't have a clue what you are doing. >> reporter: they are lifelong friends and outside practice tuesday they told us how much

they truly love their adoptive parents who will be watching in joy from the sidelines. >> they have been there through the thick and thin and good and bad and crazy years and so just to have them here this weekend, to be able to enjoy this experience with me is a blessing. >> it's amazing, man knowing where we came from and that made us work a lot harder not taking anything for granted. i never take anything for granted. >> reporter: no matter who wins the ring, they believe that greatness is not what they achieved but what they have overcome. >> what a story. you know there's so many great stories. >> amazing. >> and this is just one you don't hear enough. >> he can lacet. love it. weather for today, guys, we will be dealing with patchy fog like yesterday and -- you were out there running around. >> it was gorgeous yesterday. >> you can do that again before the severe weather potential hits across the area. let's show you what's going on. we have the fog reduced advice

ability across the area -- visibility across the area. two in hagerstown and one in york. traveling along i-83 be prepared to run into fog across the area. now, the kids heading out to school, the foggy conditions will prevail. look at temperatures. 48 degrees is going to be very mild just like yesterday. and that mild weather is going to continue right into the afternoon. but what you will see this afternoon is the fact that while the showers could be moving in. more likely, though shall as we go towards the evening and the 7-day forecast looks like this. going through time, windy conditions will pick up throughout the day. lingering into thursday and we have the chance for snow showers as we go into friday. cold and superbowl sunday as of now looking pretty good. let's check the abc2 timesaver traffic with lauren cook. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. well, we are off to a foggy start so you will want to take it easy this morning. turn on the low beams. in anne arundel county no delays on 97. nice and clear route 100 won't have problems getting to route 50 or heading north up towards

695. here's what 95 looks like in howard county at route 175. no problems whatsoever. traffic is starting to pick up but you are looking at 12- minute ride from elk ridge to downtown baltimore. as we look at the other abc2 timesaver traffic drive times, the jfx is going to be free of delays. looking at an 11 minute ride right now from the beltway down to east fayette street. and 695 will be clear all the way around. right now on the west side it's going to take 8 minutes to travel the outer loop from 795 down to 70. that's a look at your morning commute. megan and charley, over to you. from cabbage to kale to lettuce, most green leafy vest tables are a path to good leaving. >> but the cdc some foods can make you sick. what you need to know and what foods to avoid to get rid of the food born illness.